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bhang

  [bang]
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–noun
1. a mild preparation of marijuana made from young leaves and stems of the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, drunk with milk or water as a fermented brew or smoked for its hallucinogenic effects.
2. a water pipe.
Also, bang.

Origin:
1555–65; < Hindi bhāng < Skt bhangā hemp
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bhang also bang   (bāng, bäng)   
n.  A preparation from the leaves and seed capsules of the cannabis plant, smoked, chewed, eaten, or infused and drunk to obtain mild euphoria.

[Ultimately from Sanskrit bhaṅgā.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
bhang [bæŋ] or [bɑŋ]

  1. n.
    the marijuana plant. (Drugs. From Hindi.) : Martha grows bhang in a pot in her room.
  2. n.
    a marijuana cigarette; the smoking of a marijuana cigarette. : The kids found an old bhang in Fred's car.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

bhang 
1598, from Hindi bhang "narcotic from hemp," from Skt. bhangah "hemp."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bhang
Variant: also bang /'bä[ng], 'bo[ng], 'ba[ng]/
Function: noun
1 a : HEMP 1 b : the leaves and flowering tops of uncultivated hemp : CANNABIS —compare MARIJUANA
2 : an intoxicant product obtained from bhang —compare HASHISH
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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